I’m currently typing the notes from the Asset Mapping
workshop Dale led in Champney’s West and I came across the song Johnny
Poker. It is noted as a traditional song
that people would sing when they pulled boats up. Sometimes people would pull back on the boat
so they could hear the Johnny Poker song.
The version which is written in the notes is:
“To my jolly poker
We will start this heavy joker
Haul boy haul” [everybody pulls]
The notes say there are 4-5 versions of the song. I did a quick search and came across a version by Stuffed Squid set to music. I’ve added the video here and you can check out the page with the lyrics and some background information here.
The version which is written in the notes is:
“To my jolly poker
We will start this heavy joker
Haul boy haul” [everybody pulls]
The notes say there are 4-5 versions of the song. I did a quick search and came across a version by Stuffed Squid set to music. I’ve added the video here and you can check out the page with the lyrics and some background information here.
Do you know a version of Johnny Poker? Let us know in the comments or send an email to terra@heritagefoundation.ca
-Terra
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